“My son is attached to an Army unit while deployed and apart from the pack from HIVE I have had nothing from the RAF. We have had a newsletter each month from the Army unit but feel in limbo. Not sure who we really belong to, like we are in a black hole between the RAF and Army and no-one really wants us.”
“Operational units cater very well for the Sqns that go away as a unit, but for the family of the service personnel that go away on their own, the support system is not quite the same.”
“Last time my partner was deployed I did not receive any contact - this is an absolute disgrace.”
“As we live in our own home away from the camp and because he bounces back and to on shorter dets we seem to slip through the net when it comes to any kind of communication or support.”
“The deployment pack was useful in providing information for every type of deployment apart from the one my husband was on! Also the Point of Contact would have worked better had he not deployed a month after my husband!”
“It seems insensitive/archaic not to include long-term partners, next of kin and children of former marriages (with whom regular contact and financial responsibility is still being made) to station briefings etc. of those being deployed. The status of ‘family’ needs to be re-defined.”
“There seems to be a lot for families with children but absolutely nothing for young couples who don’t have kids.”
“There is, as there should be, a big focus on those deployed OOA for 4-6 months (and more) but very little understanding for those who deploy regularly on shorter trips, e.g. Aircrew who do 3-4 weeks, with a few weeks at home in between their deployments.”
“Support available to the ‘Other’ Serving member is limited. The tendency is to assume that as they are also serving that they will be fine.”
“HIVE pack was useful. Because of work and childcare/school commitments it proved impractical for my family to attend any organised event at my home Unit.”
“As a wife of a member of the RAF, I am surprised at the lack of communication given to me. Perhaps because I don’t live on base but with a husband who goes on active duty up to 7 months of the year I would expect a little more support or at the least, further information about the support given to families.”
“The monthly letters and updates from the HIVE and PSF were good and useful.”
“Despite having a POC I found myself very much alone and out of the loop with little information provided to me, especially as my POC ended up away for 4 weeks of the time my spouse was away.”
“During the second deployment I had good all-round station, POC and section support.”
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